Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 850 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers 575 lb to 850 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 400 lb to 575 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower with the exception of 2 high yielding cows that sold for 96. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.55/cwt on 1,175 head.

Average price

$164.55

1,175 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	164.83	1,277	1,098
Medium and Large 1-2	676	160.86	1,088	76
Large 1	1,000	135.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.83/cwt here — about −$73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,175 hd

164.55

—

KS average3 barns · 5,842 hd

162.61

+1.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,934	110.15	2,131	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	83.58	1,163	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	75.40	919	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	64.35	697	17

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	220.86/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,007	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.49/cwt	175.00–181.50	778	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	136.38/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,189	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	160.92/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,064	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	148.03/cwt	147.50–148.35	1,389	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	151.80/cwt	149.00–153.25	1,151	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	136.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,236	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	833	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,299	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,279	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,216	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	151.97/cwt	148.00–154.35	1,249	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	774	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,308	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	196.79/cwt	195.00–198.00	966	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	152.32/cwt	151.00–153.75	1,328	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,209	47
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	195.63/cwt	192.00–204.00	700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	192.32/cwt	190.50–193.00	1,087	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	163.93/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,210	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	174.84/cwt	163.00–176.00	993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	967	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	189.62/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.93/cwt	191.00–195.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	808	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,164	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	633	170.16/cwt	168.00–176.50	1,077	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	75.40/cwt	71.00–79.50	919	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	64.35/cwt	61.00–68.00	697	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	88.41/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,234	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	82.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,148	64
Bulls	—	—	2,028	113.80/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,308	17
Bulls	—	—	1,677	104.01/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	95.63/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	942.37/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,112.16/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	13,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,727	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,113.82/cwt	1,075.00–1,135.00	13,009	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.03/cwt	146.00–163.00	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.50	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	176.36/cwt	173.00–178.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,131	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	146.92/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,015	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	162.99/cwt	162.00–163.50	1,123	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,162	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	597	174.63/cwt	170.00–175.25	1,043	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	836	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	155.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	951	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.82/cwt	156.00–163.00	913	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,185	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	165.48/cwt	164.00–169.00	854	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	116.72/cwt	107.50–119.00	1,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	147.31/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,081	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,056	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	175.83/cwt	175.00–176.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,133	12

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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